Londra, UK – Il-Fondazzjoni tal-Ivvjaġġar, il-Fond tal-Oċean tar-Royal Caribbean Cruises u l-Mużew għall-Arti Afrikana, ilkoll ġew ippreżentati bil-Premjijiet Dinji tat-Turiżmu tal-2010 illum f’ċerimonja f’World Travel Market, l-avveniment globali ewlieni għall-industrija tal-ivvjaġġar.

It-tliet rebbieħa tat-tlettax-il World Tourism Awards annwali – ko-sponsorjati minn Reed Travel Exhibitions, American Express, Corinthia Hotels u International Herald Tribune – qed jiġu onorati għad-dedikazzjoni tagħhom għat-turiżmu sostenibbli u l-preservazzjoni tal-wirt kulturali.

Il-Fondazzjoni tal-Ivvjaġġar ġiet onorata “b'rikonoxximent tal-iżvilupp ta' programmi tal-Fondazzjoni tal-Ivvjaġġar biex tappoġġja l-edukazzjoni tal-professjonisti tal-industrija tal-ivvjaġġar biex jintegraw is-sostenibbiltà fin-negozju tagħhom; u toħloq bidla pożittiva permezz ta’ proġetti bbażati fil-komunità f’destinazzjonijiet madwar id-dinja, għall-benefiċċju ekonomiku lokali, u l-preservazzjoni tat-tradizzjonijiet u l-kultura indiġeni u l-protezzjoni tal-ambjent.”

Royal Caribbean Cruises' Ocean Fund huwa onorat “b'rikonoxximent tat-twaqqif ta' Royal Caribbean Cruises tal-Oċean Fund li ta 'l fuq minn $11-il miljun f'għotjiet annwali li jappoġġjaw organizzazzjonijiet ta' konservazzjoni tal-baħar mingħajr skop ta' qligħ fil-protezzjoni tal-oċeani tad-dinja permezz ta' riċerka, edukazzjoni u żvilupp ta' teknoloġiji innovattivi. ”

It-tielet premju jonora lill-Mużew għall-Arti Afrikana (New York City), “b’rikonoxximent tal-programmi innovattivi tal-ivvjaġġar u edukattivi tal-Mużew għall-Arti Afrikana li jiffokaw fuq l-iżvilupp ta’ esperjenzi ta’ turiżmu kulturali uniċi li jesploraw l-Afrika permezz tal-arti tagħha u l-artiġjani tar-raħal li jipproduċuha, u jipprovdulhom sors ta’ dħul sostenibbli billi joħolqu suq għall-artiġjanat tagħhom barra minn xtuthom.”

RITRAT - L sa R: Dominic Paul, VP/Direttur Maniġerjali tar-Renju Unit u l-Irlanda, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line; Patrick Falconer, Direttur Maniġerjali – ir-Renju Unit, l-Ewropa ta’ Fuq, il-Lvant Nofsani u l-Afrika, The New York Times/International Herald Tribune; Sue Hurdle, Kap Eżekuttiv, The Travel Foundation; Jean-Paul Kyrillos, VP/Pubblikatur, Ivvjaġġar u Divertiment, Pubblikazzjoni American Express; Wendy Hartley, Direttur għall-Iżvilupp tal-Bejgħ, Reed Travel Exhibitions; Glenn Carroll, Sr VP Bejgħ u Marketing, CHI Hotels and Resorts; Elsie Mccabe Thompson, President, Museum for African Art, New York City; Karen Hoffman, President, The Bradford Group, organizzatur tal-World Tourism Awards

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The third award honors the Museum for African Art (New York City), “in recognition of the Museum for African Art's innovative travel and educational programs focusing on developing unique cultural tourism experiences that explore Africa through its art and the village craftspeople who produce it, and providing them with a sustainable source of income by creating a market for their crafts overseas.
The Travel Foundation, Royal Caribbean Cruises' Ocean Fund and Museum for African Art, have all been presented with the 2010 World Tourism Awards today in a ceremony at World Travel Market, the premier global event for the travel industry.
Royal Caribbean Cruises' Ocean Fund is honored “in recognition of Royal Caribbean Cruises' establishment of the Ocean Fund which has awarded over $11 million in annual grants supporting nonprofit marine conservation organizations in protecting the world's oceans through research, education and development of innovative technologies.